Ngaphandle kokuguquguquka kwayo, isixhumanisi se-GNU sinceda kunokuba ezinye izixhumanisi ekuboneleleni ngolwazi lokuxilonga. Uninzi lwabaxhasi bayeka ukukhawuleza xa behlangabezana nephutha; xa kunokwenzeka, i- ld iyaqhubeka isebenza, ikuvumela ukuba ubone ezinye iimpazamo (okanye, kwezinye iimeko, ukufumana ifayile yefayile ngaphandle kwephutha).
I-linker isekela i-plethora yokukhetha umgca-myalelo , kodwa ekusebenzeni ngokwenene ambalwa asetshenziswe kuyo nayiphi na imeko ethile. Ngokomzekelo, ukusetyenziswa rhoqo kwe- ld kukudibanisa iiifayile ze-unix eziqhelekileyo kwi- Unix system , exhaswayo. Kuloo nkqubo, ukudibanisa ifayile "hello.o":